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Root-cause investigation of construction defects — Building surveyor — Professionals
Providers should define the diagnostic question and evidence strategy before promising a conclusion. Record observations separately from hypotheses and state when targeted testing or opening-up by appropriate parties is needed.
Service scope
Investigation intended to explain a defined construction defect by examining observations, history and relevant design or workmanship evidence. The process must distinguish plausible explanations from established causes and from separate questions of contractual liability.
What is normally included
- Defect-history and evidence review
- Targeted investigation planning
- Findings, uncertainty and remedial-direction reporting
What is not included
- Guaranteed single-cause diagnosis
- Automatic allocation of legal blame
Qualification checks
- Confirm the defect question
- Build the event chronology
- Review relevant documents
- Identify investigation limits
- Agree cause, repair and liability boundaries
Quote guidance
Separate initial assessment from targeted tests and later design work. Identify what happens when the evidence remains inconclusive rather than promising an unlimited investigation for a fixed reporting fee.
Lead risks
- Missing records can prevent a confident conclusion
- A party may expect support for a preferred explanation
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